The BMW i3 and the Tesla Model S both failed to earn Top Safety Pick status from the IIHS.

Another week of new releases, botched safety tests, sneak peeks and car reviews down. Oh and Super Bowl ads—oh, so many Super Bowl ads. One has to wonder if there will be any surprises left by kickoff.

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We close out this week with a little something fun, an instructional video on how to drive a stick shift. Don’t be shy, we won’t judge; plenty of people never learn and it’s a shame.

We’ve also got the low down on Audi’s car-sharing service, my review of the 2017 Chevrolet Trax, and more in today’s edition of the Daily Drive-Thru. But first, let’s check in with Tesla and BMW, who did not have the best day at the IIHS.

NEWS:

Tesla Model S, BMW i3 struggle in IIHS safety tests

During recent crash tests, battery-powered cars from a pair of premium automakers failed to meet the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest safety standards. Both the Tesla Model S and the BMW i3 each fell short of achieving the optimal “Good” rating in all of the watchdog agency’s safety tests.

The Model S struggled with the small front overlap crash test and the i3 was docked points for its performance in the head restraint evaluation, which tests the car’s ability to prevent neck damage during a rear-ending situation. Meanwhile, the Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius Prime both earned Top Safety Pick+ designations.

Audi on Demand is the luxury brand’s foray into car sharing

With Audi on Demand, you can book from your phone and get your Audi delivered to you.

(Audi)

Vehicle sharing has increasingly become a focus for many automakers, as they shift away from the old model of exclusively producing vehicles to sell to individuals and corporate fleets. Now, many car companies are running their own car sharing fleets, including Book by Cadillac, a monthly program that gives members unlimited access to a fleet of premium cars and SUVs, or BMW’s ReachNow, which allows short-term use of vehicles to small complexes or entire neighborhoods.

Audi’s contributing to this market is Audi on Demand, a service that started in San Francisco in 2015 but might soon offer a la carte access to its vehicle lineup in a city near you.

REVIEWS:

Ratings and Review: 2017 Chevrolet Trax

Crossover SUVs are quickly becoming the vehicle of choice in the United States, as buyers desire comfort over performance and fuel economy. Chevrolet’s entry into this segment, the Trax, certainly provides comfort, but does it do enough else to stand out in a crowded class that’s only getting more populated?

Chevy has refreshed the Trax, sharpening up some of the soft edges the vehicle brought with it when it arrived in the U.S. in 2015 following a two-year run in Europe, East Asia and other markets. It also has a replaced last year’s top LTZ trim with a Premier package. I recently spent a week with one such Trax to see if it has what it takes to make a bigger splash in the small crossover pool.

High mark: Ride and Handling

“Steering is quick and responsive. The 18-inch aluminum wheels, which are new for the Premier trim, grip the ground fairly well, even around tight corners, and a direct-acting stabilizer bar helps keep body roll to a minimum.”

Low mark: Utility

“By itself, the Trax is cute, in its own way, but put it in a crowd it will quickly blend in with the sea of other small SUVs on the road. I recommend a more effervescent shade, such as Orange Burst Metallic or Red Hot, if you’re looking to stand out.”

GALLERIES

If any brand can make crossovers cool and genuinely sporty, it’s Porsche. Honestly, they could probably do the same with a lawnmower, power scooter, those stupid hover board things, you name it; if it’s got wheels and an engine, Porsche knows what to do with it.

That much is certainly true with the 252-horsepower Porsche Macan, the German automaker’s entry-level SUV, which starts at just $50,000. Check out the cool crossover here:

EXTRAS

Can’t drive stick? Let Brian teach you

If the above image looks as foreign to you as hieroglyphics, you may want to watch our video.

(Hyundai)

My dad likes to say that buying a manual transmission vehicle these days is like the ultimate insurance policy because no one will know how to steal it. Cynical? Maybe a little, but it’s hard to argue with. Fewer and fewer people know how to work a stick shift and, as a result, the number of vehicles that offer manual driving continues to drop like flies.

If you’ve got six minutes, our associate editor Brian León will show you how it’s done with the assistance of fellow Daily News Autos staffers, Amanda Silvestri and Joanna Tavares.

Top 10 green cars of 2016

After the dust cleared and final figures were tabulated, these 10 models distinguished themselves as the best-selling green vehicles of 2016.

(David Dewhurst)

As Kermit the Frog always says, it’s not easy being green. In the car world it often means wonky, aerodynamic body styling and occasionally (though certainly not always) it can include a lackluster driving experience.

But the script has been flipped on hybrid cars in recent years, as more people prioritize environmentally friendly living and the vehicles in question improve in style and quality. These are that 10 cars that show there was more than one kind of green in the hybrid car world in 2016.